2007 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
09/12/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS FCC FOR POSITIVE PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIONS
-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its actions that will improve first responder capabilities.
08/29/2007 - CONECUH COUNTY (AL) E9-1-1 IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
-Conecuh County (AL) E9-1-1 recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
08/27/2007 - APCO ANNOUNCES FIRST RPL GRADUATES
-The APCO Institute designated public safety's first Registered-Public Safety Leaders (RPL) at the at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International's 73rd Annual Conference and Exposition earlier this month in Baltimore, Md.
08/21/2007 - VINTON COUNTY (OH) EMS IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- McArthur, OH -Vinton County (OH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
08/16/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS FCC FOR 700 MHz ORDER
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their Second Report and Order in the 700 MHz proceeding.
08/16/2007 - GARFIELD COUNTY (CO) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- In March, Garfield County (CO) Emergency Communications Authority implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
07/31/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS FCC FOR 700 MHz ACTION
- The Association of Public-Safety
Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for adopting rules today that will open the door for the deployment of a nationwide interoperable broadband communications network that will be designed, built, and maintained to meet public safety requirements through the use of a public-private partnership model.
07/30/2007 - APCO TO HOST 73rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION IN BALTIMORE
- When: August 5-9 and WHERE: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md.
07/27/2007 - APCO SUPPORTS LIEBERMAN-COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY AMENDMENT
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded Senators Lieberman and Collins' effort to appropriate $100 million for a new Interoperable Communications Grant Program.
07/19/2007 - WINCHESTER (IN) POLICE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- In April, Winchester (IN) Police Department implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
07/19/2007 - WAYNE COUNTY (IN) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- Last month, Wayne County (IN) Emergency Communications Department (WCECD) implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
07/19/2007 - CASS COUNTY (IN) E9-1-1 IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- Earlier this month, Cass County (IN) E9-1-1 implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
07/18/2007 - CLARK COUNTY (IN) 9-1-1/CENTRAL ALARM IMPLEMENTS APCO EMD
- In March, Clark County (IN) 9-1-1/Central Alarm implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
07/18/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS NTIA INTEROPERABILITY GRANT PROGRAM
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for their announcement today of nearly $1 billion in grants for first responder communications.
07/13/2007 - APCO RESPONDS TO BROADCOM OFFER
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today responded to Broadcom Corporation's offer to license U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) patent royalty-free to public agencies and health and safety groups.
07/09/2007 - APCO ANNOUNCES PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR CANDIDATE AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, announced today the beginning of a 30-day public review and comment period for APCO International's first candidate American National Standard (ANS), The Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Officers (CTO).
07/06/2007 - APCO ADOPTS 700 MHz POSITION
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today adopted a "700 MHz Position Summary" that has also been adopted today by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), of which APCO is a member.
06/26/2007 - APCO INSTITUTE RELEASES LAW ENFORCEMENT GUIDECARDS
- APCO Institute today announced the debut of their newest offering - Law Enforcement Dispatch Guidecards.
06/18/2007 - VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NAMED 2007 APCO CALLS AWARD WINNER
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced the Virginia Commonwealth University as the 2007 Corporate Award for Leadership in 9-1-1 Location Solutions (CALLS).
06/14/2007 - APCO URGES CONDITIONAL AUCTION APPROACH FOR 700MHz AUCTION - The Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials (APCO), International’s President, Wanda McCarley, testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and supported a conditional auction approach that would require the winner of a FCC’s planned spectrum auction to build a broadband network that serves both public safety and commercial users, and is designed, built, and maintained to meet public safety requirements.
06/08/2007 - APCO EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION RULING - The Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials (APCO), International is very concerned with the ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the patent case between Broadcom and Qualcomm.
05/31/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS FCC WIRELESS ACCURACY ACTION - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their action to improve wireless accuracy.
05/31/2007 - APCO ANNOUNCES 2007 PSAP AWARD WINNERS
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced the 2007 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Award winners.
05/23/2007 - APCO Filed Comments to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Public Safety Broadband Spectrum
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05/18/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS FCC 800 MHz COST GUIDELINES
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the order, released today, to clarify the standard for determining the acceptability of costs that Sprint Nextel Corporation is required to pay in connection with the 800 MHz rebanding process.
05/14/2007 - PERFECT STORM RESCUE CAPTAIN LARRY BRUDNICKI TO KEYNOTE APCO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today that Captain Larry Brudnicki will be the keynote speaker of its 73rd Annual Conference and Exposition.
05/09/2007 - APCO Urges Swift Action on 800MHz Rebanding in Letter to FCC Chairman
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04/27/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORATION COMMITTEE FOR PASSING VOIP 9-1-1 BILL
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and its members applauds Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for passing the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 (S. 428) introduced by Senators Nelson, Snowe and Clinton.
04/17/2007 - SENATOR CLINTON, COMMISSIONER COPPS AND JAMES ASSEY TO BE HONORED AT APCO DINNER ON APRIL 19
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - NY), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Michael J. Copps and James M. Assey, Jr., democratic senior counsel for communications and media issues on the Senate Commerce Committee, will be receiving Awards at the APCO Policy Awards Dinner at the Park Hyatt in Washington, DC on April 19.
04/10/2007 - APCO STRESSES 9-1-1 CHALLENGES TO CONGRESS
- In testimony today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International’s President Wanda McCarley stressed three major challenges to meeting the public’s expectations for the future of 9-1-1, including technology, funding and staffing issues.
04/06/2007 - APCO SUPPORTS CHAIRMAN MARTIN'S CALL FOR TIGHTER WIRELESS ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today released a statement supporting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin's call to tighten requirements on how location accuracy from wireless phones is measured.
04/05/2007 - SENATOR WEBB HONORS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS
- Senator Jim Webb (D - VA) today released a statement honoring the work of public safety communications professionals.
04/04/2007 - SENATOR CLINTON HONORS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS
- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - NY) today released a letter honoring the work of public safety communications professionals.
04/02/2007 - NJTI RELEASES MODEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERT DEPLOYMENT FOR COMMENT
- The National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI) has completed the Model Recommendations for TERT Deployment (MRTD). The MRTD is in draft form and open for comment.
03/29/2007 - APCO INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW FIRE SERVICE DISPATCH GUIDECARDS
- APCO Institute today announced the debut of their newest offering - Fire Service Dispatch Guidecards.
03/28/2007 - APCO AND IJIS REAFFIRM PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION EXCHANGE
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International met earlier this month with the IJIS Institute, a not-for-profit organization established by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to focus on justice information technology, to reaffirm their partnership and collaboration in the areas of information exchange and data interoperability.
03/26/2007 - APCO AND NENA HOST PRESS CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS
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03/20/2007 - DAVID FURTH AND STEVE PROCTOR TO BE HONORED AT APCO DINNER
- Furth and Proctor to Receive Awards at Third Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner April 19.
02/27/2007 - APCO RELEASES TRAINING STANDARDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OFFICERS (CTO)
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today released the Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Officers (CTO).
02/23/2007 - APCO APPLAUDS VIRGINIA PBX/MLTS LEGISLATION PASSAGE
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today applauded the Virginia General Assembly's passage of legislation to require providers of Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and Multi-Line Telephone Systems (MLTS) to provide enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) location information to 9-1-1 call centers.
02/05/2007 - APCO HOSTS FOURTH ANNUAL WINTER SUMMIT IN ORLANDO
- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is hosting the Fourth Annual Winter Summit for public safety communications professionals around the world.
01/08/2007 - APCO SUPPORTS FCC ORDER ON NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
- In a statement today the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International President Wanda McCarley said, “APCO is very pleased with today’s FCC order allowing public safety agencies to share information among each other regarding their 800 MHz rebanding agreements with Sprint Nextel.”
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